Vijayalakshmi: Whats your name? Subitha: Subitha. V: What work do you do? S: I do domestic helper work. V: What did i teach you? S: Vijayalakshmi told us about UK. The programs gives us awareness. We like it very much. By join union we can get benefited. Our kids are studying. Vijayalakshmi told that we can get scholarship for our kids. So even are planning to join and get the benefit. V: What wor do you do? S: Domestic helper work. V: How much do you earn? S: Since we work in village, though we work more, we get less salary. But in areas like Chennai, they get more salary. So we feel bad about it. V: This is PTS. I you join here you can ask, why are you giving less salary. We should get Rs.80 per hour. If you are getting less, you can ask them back. Earlier it wasnt like this. Sunday holiday and bonus on Diwali, Pongal. We should ask for our rights. Have you ever got bonus? S: No. They give eave if we have to go to any function. They wont deduct salary for that. During Pongal they buy us dress and give Rs.100 or 200. V: We get one month salary as bonus. So even you should ask for your rights. Only if you join union, you can get it.
